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Fighting poverty by redistributing surplus food is FareShare's mission with the company helping feed nearly 100,000 people each year with surplus supplies it receives from the food industry, writes Mark Varney.

Carton waste has not always been dealt with properly and ACE UK is working to inform the public and local authorities about the ease and value of recycling these used containers. Fay Dashper talks about the work being done.

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Variations to the consent for the Rivenhall integrated waste management facility (IWMF) to remove the restriction on geographical source of solid recovered fuel (SRF) and paper and card to be imported to the facility have been allowed by Essex County...

North Yorkshire County Council has reconsidered an application for the Southmoor energy from waste facility on land at Kellingley Colliery taking into account material changes in national policy and after additional publicity.

On the first January day the sector adopted another acronym as the TEEP regulations came into force. Councils now need to collect paper, plastic, metals and glass separately, unless they can justify exemption by proving separate collection is not nec...

On 6 October the Planning (Wales) Bill was published, marking the start of an independent planning system for Wales following the grant of direct law-making powers in 2011. The bill is aimed at promoting planning which is better able to respond to th...